The global recession continues to create new realities for students, institutions, and faculty members engaged in higher education. This blog chronicles those changes for academic / historical record purposes. Click on the URL at the end of each posting to view the complete news report.

Friday, February 12, 2016

After absorbing budget cuts this year of $20 million or more, University of Illinois academic departments are drawing up plans for more cost-cutting in 2016-17. With no state budget in place halfway through the fiscal year, colleges and other academic units at the Urbana campus are now being asked to prepare three different fiscal scenarios for next year: cuts of 3 percent, 5 percent and 7 percent.
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2016-02-03/ui-departments-get-ready-more-budget-cuts.html